Shipping-can



(No Model.)

' w. s. LAUMASTER.

' SHIPPING CAN. 8

No. 286,831. Patented Oct. 16; 1888.

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY 1 N. PETERS, Pholn-Lflhugnphar. Washin mm D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.WINFIELD S. LAUMASTER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHIPPING-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,831, dated October 16, 1883.

Application filed May 3, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WINFIELD S. LAU- MASTER, of Philadelphia. in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Shipping-Cans and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a vertical transverse section of my improved shipping-can.

Fig. 2 is an elevation, and Fig. 3 is a top.

view.

My invention has relation to inoased cans for shipping oil, and has for its object to provide an inexpensive, strong, and durable can with a casing easily removable, and which can be renewed with little expense and labor when damaged or worn out, and also to provide a top for ashippingcan having sufficient strength to withstand the wear and tear of transportation, and also to provide a means for closing the opening in the top of the can hermetically, so that none of the oil can escape.

My invention accordingly consists of the novel combination, construction, and arrangement of parts comprising a shipping-can, as

secured to the body Aof the can by a flange joint, a.

D represents the wooden or other casing, composed of one or more strips or staves, d d, held together by two or more hoops, E E, the former being the upper and the latter the lower hoop, respectively. Thewooden bottom D is secured to the staves (Z by the nails 6 e,

which pass through said hoop E and staves into said bottom,thereby forming a very strong and durable bottom and attachment therefor for said casing.

To the upper hoop, E, or to the upper part of the casing, preferably the former, if the lat-. ter is of wood, are secured cleats or lugs F F, which are bent over the top edge of the casing and soldered or otherwise fastened to the breast B or flange a, (represented at ff,)thereby firmly and durably uniting the casing to the can, with the upper edge of the casing abutting against the flange. To separate said parts, the lugs or cleats F F are out, or their soldered ends are loosened by applying heat thereto, whereupon the can is lifted out of the casing.

G represents asmooth or unthreaded stopple countersunk on the inside, the countersunk part slightly-projecting down on the inside of the nozzle, and the stopple fitting on the outside of the nozzle, and having an exterior flange, g, which rests within the gutter b, which is designed to be filled with any suitable cement, (indicated at g,) so as to hermetically seal the can. The latter is designed to be provided with the usual bail or handle, if desired. I have shown the nozzle and stopple being unthreaded; but, if desired, they may have a screw joint in addition to the cement seal.

What I claim is 1. A shipping-can for oils, &c., having a convex cone-shaped breast with corrugations terminating adjacent to a centrally -located gutter, from which projects a nozzle, substantially as shown and described.

2. A shipping-can for oils, 820., having a convex cone-shaped breast, a nozzle, and a gutter at the base of said nozzle, substantially as shown and described.

3. A shipping-can for oils, &c., having a convex cone-shaped breast, a nozzle, and a gutter at the base of the latter, combined with a stopple having a flange fitting on said gutter,

and a cement joint therefor, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereuntosubscribed my name in the presence I of two witnesses.

WINFIELD S. LAUMASTER.

Witnesses:

MATT CLIFTON, GEORGE W. SEL'rzER. 

